The National Gallery of Art acquires works by Friedrich Sustris and Arthur Wesley Dow
Arthur Wesley Dow, Marsh Creek, c. 1914. Color woodcut on laid paper, sheet: 11.43 x 17.78 cm (4 1/2 x 7 in.) National Gallery of Art, Washington. Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund 2021.16.1.
WASHINGTON, DC
.-The National Gallery of Art has recently acquired Euterpe (Personification of Music) (1569/1573), an outstanding drawing by Friedrich Sustris (c. 15401599). Created shortly after Sustriss arrival in what is now modern Germany, the work exemplifies his broad stylistic knowledge and refinement. It joins two other drawings by the artist in the collection: The Baptism of Christ (probably 1580s) and An Elaborate Altar with the Resurrection of Christ and the Martyrdom of Saint Andrew (1570/1580).